Message From The President - O'Connor RV

RV Regulations
Motor Homes
Maximum
Length
Towables
Driver’s License
Regulations
Thanks to a reciprocity
agreement between
the provinces, if you
are properly licensed
in your home province,
you may drive in other
provinces or states
without worry. You do
not need to meet the
qualifi cations for every
other jurisdiction you
visit in your travels.
British Columbia
British Columbia RV Regulations Compiled by RVDA of Canada
Vehicle
Combination
Max Length
No. of Units
Max Height
14m 12.5m 20m 2 4.15m 2.6m No Yes Yes No
Max Width
Passangers in
Towed Vehicle
permits the operation
of any two-axle
vehicle including cars,
vans, trucks and utility
vehicles. You may also
operate motorhomes
(including those with
more than two axles)
as long as the trailer
being towed is 4,600
kg or less. Above this
weight you will need
a Class 4 or Class 5
license with a heavy
trailer endorsement
(Code 51).
Passangers in
Seat Belts
Propane on
While Traveling
Passangers Allowed
in Truck Camper
British Columbia
Trailer Brake
Requirements
��Gross trailer weight
of 1,400 kg (3,080
Ibs) or less - Brakes are
required if the trailer
and its load weigh
more than 50% of the
licensed weight of the
vehicle towing it.
��Gross trailer weight
of 1,401 kg (3,081
Ibs) to 2,800 kg
(6,160 Ibs) - Brakes
are required, including
a breakaway brake.
��Gross trailer weight
of more than 2,800
kg (6,160 Ibs) - Brakes
are required, and the
trailer brakes must be
capable of being applied
by the driver independently
of the towing
vehicle’s brakes. A
surge brake does NOT
meet this requirement.
A breakaway brake is
also required. Brakes
are required on all
axles.
The sole exemption to
this rule is for a 3 axle
house trailer, in which
case brakes are only
required on 2 of the 3
axles.
Towing Dolly
Brake
Requirements
��Gross weight of
dolly and motor vehicle
carried is 1,400 kg
(3,081 Ibs) or less.
��Brakes are not
required on the dolly
if the net weight of
dolly plus (+) the gross
weight of motor vehicle
carried plus (+) the
gross weight of tow
vehicle equals (=) less
than the gross vehicle
weight rating of the
towing vehicle.
��Combinations other
than the two outlined
above require brakes
on the towing dolly.
Brakes are not required
on the motor vehicle
being carried by the
dolly.
Tow Bar Brake
Requirements
��Motorhome and
Towed Motor Vehicle
- If the towed motor
vehicle has a gross
vehicle weight of less
than 2,000 kg (4,400
Ibs) and is less than
40% of the gross
vehicle weight rating of
the motorhome, brakes
and coordinated
brake control are not
required.
��Commercial Vehicle
with GVWR over
5,500 kg (12,100
Ibs) and Towed Motor
Vehicle - If the aggregate
weight of the
combination does not
exceed the GVWR of
the commercial vehicle
brakes are not required
on the motor vehicle
being towed.
��Other Combinations
- If the combination
is not included in the
two situations outlined
above, brakes are
required on all wheels
of the motor vehicle being
towed in the same
manner as trailer brake
requirements.
General Brake
Requirements
��Brakes with which
a trailer is equipped
when applied must be
adequate to maintain
control of the trailer;
when applied must not
affect the direction of
travel of the trailer.
��Breakaway Brake
Must automatically
apply when the trailer
separates from the tow
vehicle and when applied
must be capable
of remaining fully
applied for at least 15
minutes.
Detached Trailers
��No person shall park
or leave a detached
trailer at any place
on a highway unless
the wheels are locked
so that the trailer will
remain stationary at
that place
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